Best 12th seasons in NHL history
Who had the best 12th season in NHL history?
Wayne Gretzky holds the best 12th season in points: 163 in 1990-91, and Dave Andreychuk in 1993-94 in goals (53).
Points
| # | Player | Season | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wayne Gretzky | 1990-91 | 163 |
| 2 | Nikita Kucherov | 2025-26 | 130 |
| 3 | Mario Lemieux | 1996-97 | 122 |
| 4 | Nathan MacKinnon | 2024-25 | 116 |
| 5 | Patrick Kane | 2018-19 | 110 |
| 6 | Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | 2022-23 | 104 |
| 7 | J.T. Miller | 2023-24 | 103 |
| 8 | David Pastrnak | 2025-26 | 100 |
| 9 | Ron Francis | 1992-93 | 100 |
| 10 | Dave Andreychuk | 1993-94 | 99 |
Goals
| # | Player | Season | G |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dave Andreychuk | 1993-94 | 53 |
| 2 | Mario Lemieux | 1996-97 | 50 |
| 3 | Mike Gartner | 1990-91 | 49 |
| 4 | Filip Forsberg | 2023-24 | 48 |
| 5 | Glen Murray | 2002-03 | 44 |
| 6 | Nikita Kucherov | 2025-26 | 44 |
| 7 | Patrick Kane | 2018-19 | 44 |
| 8 | Patrick Marleau | 2009-10 | 44 |
| 9 | Sidney Crosby | 2016-17 | 44 |
| 10 | Alexander Mogilny | 2000-01 | 43 |
Assists
| # | Player | Season | A |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wayne Gretzky | 1990-91 | 122 |
| 2 | Nikita Kucherov | 2025-26 | 86 |
| 3 | Nathan MacKinnon | 2024-25 | 84 |
| 4 | Dale Hawerchuk | 1992-93 | 80 |
| 5 | Ron Francis | 1992-93 | 76 |
| 6 | Ray Bourque | 1990-91 | 73 |
| 7 | Mario Lemieux | 1996-97 | 72 |
| 8 | David Pastrnak | 2025-26 | 71 |
| 9 | Joe Thornton | 2009-10 | 69 |
| 10 | Martin St. Louis | 2010-11 | 68 |
Power-play goals
| # | Player | Season | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Gartner | 1990-91 | 22 |
| 2 | Dave Andreychuk | 1993-94 | 21 |
| 3 | Mika Zibanejad | 2022-23 | 20 |
| 4 | Chris Kreider | 2023-24 | 18 |
| 5 | Alex Ovechkin | 2016-17 | 17 |
| 6 | Peter Bondra | 2001-02 | 17 |
| 7 | Tomas Sandstrom | 1995-96 | 17 |
| 8 | Cam Neely | 1994-95 | 16 |
| 9 | Ed Olczyk | 1995-96 | 16 |
| 10 | Leon Draisaitl | 2025-26 | 16 |
Game-winning goals
| # | Player | Season | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeremy Roenick | 1999-00 | 12 |
| 2 | Filip Forsberg | 2023-24 | 11 |
| 3 | Joe Nieuwendyk | 1997-98 | 11 |
| 4 | Mark Scheifele | 2022-23 | 10 |
| 5 | Jeff Carter | 2016-17 | 9 |
| 6 | J.T. Miller | 2023-24 | 9 |
| 7 | Mats Sundin | 2001-02 | 9 |
| 8 | Dave Andreychuk | 1993-94 | 8 |
| 9 | Michael Cammalleri | 2014-15 | 8 |
| 10 | Nikita Kucherov | 2025-26 | 8 |
Wins (goalie)
| # | Player | Season | W |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pekka Rinne | 2017-18 | 42 |
| 2 | Dominik Hasek | 2001-02 | 41 |
| 3 | Andrei Vasilevskiy | 2025-26 | 39 |
| 4 | Sergei Bobrovsky | 2021-22 | 39 |
| 5 | Martin Brodeur | 2003-04 | 38 |
| 6 | Jacob Markstrom | 2021-22 | 37 |
| 7 | Carey Price | 2018-19 | 35 |
| 8 | Ed Belfour | 2000-01 | 35 |
| 9 | Marc-Andre Fleury | 2015-16 | 35 |
| 10 | Patrick Roy | 1995-96 | 34 |
Shutouts
| # | Player | Season | SO |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martin Brodeur | 2003-04 | 11 |
| 2 | Jacob Markstrom | 2021-22 | 9 |
| 3 | Ed Belfour | 2000-01 | 8 |
| 4 | Pekka Rinne | 2017-18 | 8 |
| 5 | Tomas Vokoun | 2009-10 | 7 |
| 6 | Curtis Joseph | 2000-01 | 6 |
| 7 | Ryan Miller | 2014-15 | 6 |
| 8 | Dominik Hasek | 2001-02 | 5 |
| 9 | Marc-Andre Fleury | 2015-16 | 5 |
| 10 | Roberto Luongo | 2011-12 | 5 |
Regular season only, counting stats only. A season is numbered from the first season on file for that player, so a career that began before the league’s rows start is numbered from where the data does. NHL all-time records